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English to English adjective
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restricted to a particular condition of life |  | Example: an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen
source: wordnet30 verb
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force somebody to do something |  | Example: We compel all students to fill out this form
source: wordnet30
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commit in order to fulfill an obligation |  | Example: obligate money
source: wordnet30
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bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted |  | Example: He's held by a contract I'll hold you by your promise
source: wordnet30
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To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. |  | source: webster1913
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